Ibrahim, Rafik M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1187-4606
Mwachui, Mwanajaa Abdalla
El-Gowily, Ahmed
Darwish, Azza Mohamed Amin
Article History
Received: 18 September 2024
Accepted: 17 May 2025
First Online: 6 June 2025
Declarations
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: Approval for this cross-sectional prospective study was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of Alexandria Faculty of Medicine (Ethics committee’s reference number: 0105921, IRB No: 0007555, FWA No: 00018699). All study procedures were carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki regarding research involving human subjects. Written informed consent was obtained from the patients.
: Written informed consent for publication of this data was given by the patients.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.